The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is home to the School of Public Policy as well as nine academic departments offering 13 undergraduate majors, 11 areas of Master's and doctoral study, and a number of graduate certificate programs. The college bridges science and liberal arts, encouraging students to pursue cross-disciplinary studies, take classes outside their chosen major, and participate in research projects with faculty mentors.
As of 2023, SBS enrolled 3,591 students with a student/professor ratio of 16:1.
Advising Services
Academic advising, career counseling, and internship opportunities for SBS students are provided by the SBS Pathways Center located in Thompson Hall.
SBS RISE
SBS RISE (Remedying Inequity through Student Engagement) is an SBS Pathways community providing specialized resources for SBS students who identify as first-generation, Black, Indigenous, or other Persons of Color (BIPOC), and/or come from low-income backgrounds.
Undergraduate Majors
Anthropology
Communication
Economics
Journalism
Landscape Architecture
Legal Studies
Managerial Economics
Political Science
Public Policy
Resource Economics
Social Thought & Political Economy
Sociology
Sustainable Community Development
Certificate Programs
Thompson Hall where SBS offices are located.
Applied Economic Research on Cooperative Enterprises
Climate Change, Hazards, and Green Infrastructure Planning
Criminology and the Criminal Justice System
Cultural Landscape Management
Data Analytics and Computational Social Science
Ethnographic Research
International Relations
Journalism
Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
Legal Studies
Media Literacy
Political Economy
Political Science
Population Studies
Public Policy and Administration
Social Research Analysis
Social Work and Social Welfare
Graduate Programs
Anthropology (MA, PhD)
Communication (PhD)
Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (MS)
Economics (MA, PhD)
Labor Studies (MS)
Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Political Science (MA, PhD)
Regional Planning (MRP, PhD)
Resource Economics (MS, PhD)
Public Policy (MPA, MPPA)
Sociology (PhD)
References
^"Color". UMass Brand Guide. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.